Site Report Yanbu Royal Commission | Saudi Arabia PROJECT OVERVIEW LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: Yanbu City is located in the Western Providence of Saudi Arabia Yanbu Royal Commission (KSA) and is one of the largest industrial cities in KSA. It is IRRIGATION DESIGN: surrounded by the Red Sea and is about 350 kilometers North Yanbu Royal Commission of the second largest city - Jeddah. Yanbu City is an ongoing residential development project that involves GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Sadeem & Initial replacing old irrigation systems with new networks of sub-surface dripline. COMPLETION DATE: On Going CHALLENGE Water conservation has been a primary focus for the Yanbu RAIN BIRD SALES PERSON: Bashar Omari Royal Commission. Irrigation water is being sourced from a de-salinization and tertiary plants located within an industrial RAIN BIRD PRODUCTS: zone and purchased at high costs. Saving water used for - XFS 0.9 GPH, 12” Spacing Sub-surface Dripline - PESB-R Valves (1”, 1½”, and 2”) irrigation was a significant priority for the city’s management. - VB Series Valve Boxes with purple lids (RND, Other concerns were pedestrian safety and auto accidents STD, and JMB) caused as a result of the run-off from walkways and roads - -Air Relief Valves - Drain Valves which was made worse by excessively windy conditions that prevail most of the year. Large public parks were also a target for vandalism, making all an ongoing maintenance challenge “Using Rain Bird XFS for the city. helped us reduce our SOLUTION water consumption The Yanbu Royal Commission selected Rain Bird’s XFS and solved the water Sub-Surface Dripline with Copper Shield™ technology as run-off issues.” the solution to high maintenance costs, the inefficient use of water and it’s root-protection qualities. The product of Eng. Saleh A. Al-Zahrani choice was 500 ft. coils of XFS in a 0.9 gph with 12” spacing. Director, Landscaping & Irrigation Department More than 3000 coils have been installed in Yanbu’s public Royal Commission for Jubail parks, roadways, highways, street medians and on slopes. Also and Yanbu installed were hundreds of PESB-R valves, valve boxes, air relief and drain valves. The Intelligent Use of Water™ www.rainbird.com.